Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Monday, April 21
Reuters sports schedule at 1400 GMT on Monday: - - - - SOCCER Premier League Manchester City v West Bromwich Albion (1900) City bid to revive fading title hopes LONDON - Third-placed Manchester City, seeking to cut the nine-point gap with leaders Liverpool, will be bidding to bounce back from last Wednesday's 2-2 home draw with bottom-placed club Sunderland when they take on West Brom. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/ (PIX), expect by 2100 GMT/5 PM ET, 400 words) - - Champions League semi-final first leg Atletico looking to land another blow on Mourinho MADRID - Atletico Madrid sent Jose Mourinho packing without a major trophy in his final season in Spain and the surprise Champions League semi-finalists are itching to land another blow on the Portuguese coach. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS/ATLETICO (PREVIEW), moved, by Iain Rogers, 600 words) - - Simeone, Mourinho and players brief ahead of Europe clash MADRID - Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone, his Chelsea counterpart Jose Mourinho and players hold news conferences ahead of Tuesday's Champions League semi-final, first leg at the Calderon. (SOCCER-CHAMPIONS/ATLETICO (PIX, TV) expect by 1600 GMT/12 PM ET, by Iain Rogers, 400 words) - - - - ATHLETICS Boston Marathon Athletes run first Boston Marathon since bomb attack BOSTON - Returning champions Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia and Rita Jeptoo of Kenya will be joined by some 36,000 runners for the 118th Boston Marathon, putting the race back in the spotlight after it was marred by last year's bombing attack. (USA-BOSTON/MARATHON (PIX), expect throughout, 500 words) - - - - NBA Thunder and Warriors look to take charge in the West The Golden State Warriors and Oklahoma City Thunder look to take control of their Western Conference first-round playoff series after picking up Game One wins. The Warriors will try to leave Los Angeles with a 2-0 lead over the Clippers while Thunder hosts Memphis Grizzlies. (NBA-HIGHLIGHTS/ (PIX), expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 500 words) - - - - NHL Blues, Avalanche, Ducks look to push opponents to the brink The St. Louis Blues, Colorado Avalanche and Anaheim Ducks head out onto the road looking to push their opponents to the brink of elimination after sweeping two games at home. (NHL-HIGHLIGHTS/ (PIX), expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 475 words) - - - - BASEBALL Darvish leads Rangers into Oakland to take on Athletics Yu Darvish looks for his second win of the season as he leads the Texas Rangers into Oakland to take on the Athletics in one of 13 games on the Major League Baseball schedule. (BASEBALL-HIGHLIGHTS/ (PIX), expect by 0330 GMT/11:30 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 975 words) - - - - NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS Roundups of off-field developments in the major North American professional sports leagues. (expect by 0001 GMT/8:01 PM ET, by The Sports Xchange, 400 words) (Duty editor: Amlan Chakraborty)
